61.   Police and soldiers pulled the gate closed as the marchers approached.

62.   Powell said one-quarter of U.S. embassies were still closed as a precaution.

63.   - Israel will reopen a major downtown thoroughfare and a wholesale market which had been closed as a security precaution by Israel.

64.   A POULTRY stall in Ho Man Tin, which had been closed as a bird flu-infected area, was found killing pigeons for sale on Sunday morning.

65.   A spokesman said the beach was closed as a precautionary measure.

66.   After being kept alive by the government for the past two years, the bank was closed as part of recent financial reforms.

67.   All shops in east Jerusalem were closed as merchants observed a commercial strike.

68.   Analysts said it will be tough to extend the string, but the nation could come close as higher interest rates slow the economy.

69.   Austrian Transport Minister Monika Forstinger ordered the airspace over Vienna, the capital, closed as of Wednesday morning.

70.   Businesses and major office buildings were closed as millions of people stayed home from work to avoid clashes with authorities and MQM activists.